Draining apparatus.



H. C. KLOCK. DRAINING APPARATUS.-

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

X1. 8. Me Z1444 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. .(LOCK, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

DHAINING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 4, 1912. Serial N0v 729,225.

To all whom it may concern: l Be it known tiat. I, Hinvnr C. I{Im(.i(.la citizen of the/United States of Amerita residing at Detroit, in thecounty of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Draining Apparatus. of which the following is a lspecification, inference heing had therein to l the. accompanyingdrawings. In the manutzn-ture of certain kinds oil confectionery themolded fondant fruit. or other material that forms the basis of theconfections is placed in trays or pans and then poured in, in anysutticientl cover the fondant or in condition for cryshas stood. acertain syrup 1S quantity to completely the like. This syrup istallization and after it amount of time. sufficient to give the re- 5quii'ed depth of coating to the eontectloml the pans or trays areslightly uptilted to} allow the surplus to drain ott' partially. this isaccomplished and the contectionsi hardened. the tays are tilted to agreater extent and finally are placed in such posii tion that the entireresidual yrup runs out of the pans. This necessitates the individualhandling of each pan or tray and in addition to this requires greatskill on the part A of the operator to prevent any .i i len Ear i orshock which causes the syrup to suddenly l "grain without properlycrystallizing. lhe process is therefore not only ditiicult and uncertainbut consumes considerable i time and requires high priced laloor. i

This invention relates to an apparatusl whereby a number of trays orpans may he i tilled with sutlicient syrup to cover the contents of thetrays. and then arranged in a stack and allowed to stand the requiredtime. the stack being gradually turned in such manner as to allow theslow draining away of the syrup and tinally the complete removalthereof. the whole heing tt IUlllplished without any liahility oi v uchjarring l or agitating ot the trays as to cause the syrup to grain, theapparatus lieing so arranged that it does not require partiouiar skillon the part ot the operator.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter setv forth and morepartieuiarly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings. Figure 1 is a view. parttially in section and partiallyin elevation. of an apparatus that emhodies the invention: Fig. 9, is aplan view of the apparatits; F1". 3 is a view in front elevation: and lThe cradle 23 rnay lie swung in er 'tion hy any preitrred means. shownas one desirable mean.

of trays placed horizontal position.

i or like suitahle recept Figs. 4 and 5 are views in transverse sectionthrough a draining rack showing; slight. modifications of the latter. 7

Referring to the drawings. a d raining rack having inclined sides 1. andan end wall '2 slightly oblique to the side walls. is mounted betweenits ends on a cradle 13 that. is journaled in horizontal position insuitable frames or standards 4. The rack. which is of sheet metal orother suitable material. is arranged to receive a stack of trays (:3that rest on the end wall when the rack is up tilted, and are sodisposed as to leave a. slight drainage space between the inner eor-11ers 7 of the pans and the angle of the rack, the end wall 2 being cutaway to form an opening 8. Special provision for drainage may he made byhaving ribs 9 formed up or secured on the, inner fares of the walls I,as indicated in Fig. l. to keep the trays well away from the walls oftile Park. or as indicated in Fig. 5, the rack may have a depression ortrough It! at the angle of its walls.

.er direc- .is herein a worm ll journaled on one ot' the frames -ltomesh with a segmental gear 12 that is se ured to on of the cradle shaftends. a (rank handle to being provided for convenient inanipulution ofthe worm.

In operation the rack is turned into the position indicated in Fig. 1 sothat a stack therein are in suhstantially 'lhcrcal'ter when the contentsof the trays are in proper condition, the rack turned gradually andreadily by movement of the crank a sutlicient degree to allow the hulkot' the syrup to drain away through the opening in the end wall of therack. After standing in this position a uliicicnt time. the rat-l; isturned further s that the remaining syrup which drains oil may (low outthrough the open end. the trays standing in prattically up rightposition. As a result of this form and mode of iqicration one person canhandle a large nuinher of trays at oin'e in such nianner that the syruphas no tendeney to grain and the trays are uniformly drained.

The cross sectioir oi the rack may. of course. he varied to suit traysof ditl'erent dimensions and the supporting means tor the rack ispreferably of sutlicient height so that the syrup may he directed into akettle aele.

Obviously, changes in the details of eon struction may he made Withoutdeparting from the spirit, of my invention, and I do ing inclined sidesforming a trough and a' lower end Wall that connects the sides and has21 drain opening at the angle of the, rack and manually operable meansfor tilting and holding the oradl f and ran-l; in any desired inclinedposition.

2 {i draining :epp:.untus eonipriaing a draining rack having it pull ofint-lined sides forming a trough and an end all and conneeting the sites and having it drain opening at the angle of the tick, ii tiltablecradle carrying the raoln a base Sllppfll'tlllg the cradle, and manuallyoperable means on. the

base for tiltingand holding the cradle and the rack in any desiredinclined position.

3. The combination with a plurality of trays adapted to he etnvlml oneach other of a draining rack having inolinod sides conformingsubstantially to the contour of the trays and an end well adapted tosupport the trays in stacked and slightly overlapped relation againstthe side walls when the rack is in initial position, a cradle supportingthe rack, standards in Wl'iich the cradle is journaled and manuallyoperable means on the standards for swinging the cradle to tilt the rackand to hold it in any desired inclined positionw in testimony whereof llaffix my signature in pres-un te of two witnesses,

l-lENRY C. KLOUK.

Vitnesees ANNA 31L Dims GENEVIEVE MCGRANK.

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